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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Gastroenterology and Hepatology"”.
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Gastrointestinal Disorders in Women
… their colonic microbiota was characterized, and the impact of lifestyle and risk factors for GI disease were examined. In a pilot study, the relation between vaginal and rectal lactobacilli flora and hormone levels was investigated in 20 fertile and 20 postmenopausal women. No correlation was …
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Neuroimmune Interactions of Enteric Neurons and Mast Cells: Friends or Foes?
… by reperfusion affects the large intestine and the enteric nervous system (ENS). To do so an experimental ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) model was set up using rat large intestine. In order to study how the ENS reacts to various mediators of stress, primary cultures of myenteric neurons from rat …
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Hirschsprung´s Disease & Gastroesophageal Reflux. Aspects on Two Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders in Childhood
… motility disorders are common in childhood and in this thesis we look at two of them, i.e. Hirschsprung´s Disease (HD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in five different studies. HD is a congenital disease characterized by an abscence of ganglion cells in myenteric and submucous …
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Defining Microbiome Stability in First-Degree Relatives of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients
… an emergent area of research focussed on understanding the intricacies of the symbiotic relationship we have with the millions of microbes in and on our bodies. The gut microbiome has been well established as a key modulator of health and disease. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic …